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Roses Lyrics
I know it's past visiting hours
But can I please give her these flowers?
The doctor don't wanna take procedures
He claim my heart can't take the anesthesia
It'll send her body into a seizure
The little thing by her hospital bed,
It'll stop beepin'
Hey chick
I'm at a loss for words
What do you say at this time?
Remember when I was nine?
Tellin' her everything gon' be fine
But I be lyin'
Her family cryin'
They want her to live, and she tryin'
Im arguing like what kinda doctor can we find?
You know the best medicine go to people that's paid
If Magic Johnson got a cure for AIDS
And all the broke mu'fuckers passed away
You tellin' me if my grandma's in the NBA
Right now she'd be ok?
But since she was just a secratary working for the church for 35 years
Things are supposed to stop right here
My grandfather tryin' to pull it together
He's strong
That's where I get my confidence from
I asked the nurse "Did you do the research?"
She asked me "Can you sign some t-shirts?"
Bitch, is you smokin' reefer?
You don't see that we hurt?
But stil...
(Chorus)
I smile when roses come to see me
And I can't wait for a sunny day
(seein' it through your eyes)
Can't wait for the clouds to break
They outside in the emergency room(room)
You can feel my heart beat(beat beat)
If she gon' pull through we gon' find out soon
But right now she asleep(sleep sleep)
My momma say they say she could pass away any day
Hey chick, what these doctors know anyway?
Let me see the x-rays
I aint no expert
I'm just hurt
Cousin Kim took off work
Plus my aunt Shirley, aunt Beverly, aunt Clay, and aunt Jean
So many aunties we could have an auntie team
Feel like Amerie, it's this one thing
When they said that she made it you see they eyes gleam
I think we at an all-time high
To get there we run, we fly, we drive
'Cause with my family, you know where home is
So instead of sendin' flowers,
We the roses
(Chorus)
It brings the sunshine
Oooooh
(Chorus)
Can't wait, I can't wait
Can't wait, I can't wait
Can't wait, I can't wait
Can't wait, for a sunny day
Tell ya mama can't wait
For the clouds to break
Oh no, no
Say
Tellin' you the truth now
Said, I can't wait
I won't wait
But can I please give her these flowers?
The doctor don't wanna take procedures
He claim my heart can't take the anesthesia
It'll send her body into a seizure
The little thing by her hospital bed,
It'll stop beepin'
Hey chick
I'm at a loss for words
What do you say at this time?
Remember when I was nine?
But I be lyin'
Her family cryin'
They want her to live, and she tryin'
Im arguing like what kinda doctor can we find?
You know the best medicine go to people that's paid
If Magic Johnson got a cure for AIDS
And all the broke mu'fuckers passed away
You tellin' me if my grandma's in the NBA
Right now she'd be ok?
Things are supposed to stop right here
My grandfather tryin' to pull it together
He's strong
That's where I get my confidence from
I asked the nurse "Did you do the research?"
She asked me "Can you sign some t-shirts?"
Bitch, is you smokin' reefer?
You don't see that we hurt?
But stil...
I smile when roses come to see me
And I can't wait for a sunny day
(seein' it through your eyes)
Can't wait for the clouds to break
You can feel my heart beat(beat beat)
If she gon' pull through we gon' find out soon
But right now she asleep(sleep sleep)
My momma say they say she could pass away any day
Hey chick, what these doctors know anyway?
Let me see the x-rays
I aint no expert
I'm just hurt
Cousin Kim took off work
So many aunties we could have an auntie team
Feel like Amerie, it's this one thing
When they said that she made it you see they eyes gleam
I think we at an all-time high
To get there we run, we fly, we drive
'Cause with my family, you know where home is
So instead of sendin' flowers,
We the roses
Oooooh
Can't wait, I can't wait
Can't wait, I can't wait
Can't wait, for a sunny day
Tell ya mama can't wait
For the clouds to break
Oh no, no
Say
Tellin' you the truth now
Said, I can't wait
I won't wait
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This song is about Kanye's grandmother getting surgery and him not knowing if she'll make it. "Chick" is his grandmother's nickname.
Ohhhh! One of my favorites of the Late Registation album. Kanye is a master at creating an atmosphere. I love the Gospel Chorus. Beautiful!
i need to send my nana some roses... damn
Blck_Dymnd, Why be like that? I didn't know it until I read eatamuffin's post.
At any rate, I just wanted to point out that the part where the track drops out and it's just the single, the man is singing "''I smile when Rosie comes to see me/and I'm sad when Rosie goes away/Cuz Rosie brings the sunshine..." Who is singing? I don't have the liner notes for the cd anymore.
when the chorus kicks in it's just like god damn.. chills.. this song is so good
beautiful
this song is wicked.. i think the lyrics explain themselves.. this song makes me cry tho every time i hear it..
so...
his grandmother is in the hospital and she's not doing good.
he starts to reminisce about better times [Remember when I was nine?]
he's frustrated because of the doctors' lack of help and insists that if they were rich or famous, his grandmother would be better taken care of [If Magic Johnson got a cure for AIDS. And all the broke mu'fuckers passed away You tellin' me if my grandma's in the NBA Right now she'd be ok?] & [I asked the nurse "Did you do the research?" She asked me "Can you sign some t-shirts?" Bitch, is you smokin' reefer? You don't see that we hurt?]
the "roses" referred to in the song don't mean flowers. "roses" are the family members that come to see his grandmother [I smile when roses come to see me]
things are still looking bad but he's trying to be positive around 'chick', his grandmother [My momma say they say she could pass away any day Hey chick, what these doctors know anyway?]
the whole family is there cheering 'chick' on to pull through [Cousin Kim took off work. Plus my aunt Shirley, aunt Beverly, aunt Clay, and aunt Jean So many aunties we could have an auntie team]
'chick's' gonna be ok and everyone's happy [When they said that she made it you see they eyes gleam I think we at an all-time high]
again, instead of flowers, they send "roses" aka family [So instead of sendin' flowers, We the roses]
This is another powerful song from Kanye. It demonstrates how family orientated he is and how close his relationship is with his grandmother. It also shows how encouaging family can be.
AJzzl05 pretty much covered it all, so I'll just say that this song kicks ass. When it comes on, I'm transformed into one of the gospel backup singers, beltin' it out.
my nana died a week ago... I never did send her any roses.. god damn it
;_;